These are clay miniatures of what my group, Living on the Edge, plan to make for the project.
Showing posts with label Concrete Installment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Concrete Installment. Show all posts
Monday, December 8, 2008
Our Goal for Concreting
These are clay miniatures of what my group, Living on the Edge, plan to make for the project.
The Remains of the Model I Helped Make
Needless to say? Well, after pouring concrete into our mold, we discovered that .5 inch nail just don't hold up to the task!
Etched In Concrete
This is a picture I took of Bray and Kristina working on a model the three of us made.
Almost Done!?!?!?!?!?
This is me defining the design of one of our structures.
This is me and Clairissa using plaster of Paris as lube....not a good idea for cold weather!
Here are some of the molds from my group.
Today I went in early to check up on things and to work on my blog. I was very excited to see my groups castings and to see that they seem to be n one piece! They still need a day to set, but my fingers are crossed in hopes that they wont need to be recast.
Concrete Installment
Oh, ho, ho. As part of the "Edge"group, the site for my group takes up a lot of space, yet it contains little workable space. Some of my original ideas included planters incorporating the monkey grass at the front of the building, and making walls else where on the site. Kristina R. and I had started out with the idea of using curves and edges when we originally took photographs for precedents to include in the class slideshow.
Working in a group has been much more enjoyable than I expected and I have also gotten to know more people in the class than I knew previously. When my group was more or less shot down with the idea of wall making, I was surprised by the direction we went. Incorporating the four other groups is a challenge and I am pleased with the concept that we have come up with. Our forms now start out as square, angular figures and transition into circular, smooth figures. Paper is much more forgiving than 3d materials! On Monday, we first started to make molds for our concrete. I used several different tools, with help, to make a wooden box. It was a lot of fun. But today, he he. Today we mixed up concrete, using pine needles and Stinky Gink leaves for an aggregate, and filled up our mold. Well, the concrete started to pour out the corners of the mold and the sides of it fell apart! So I ended up having to hold the sides of the mold together while Bray tried to tape up the corners, but the tape wouldn't hold. So then Kristina had to try to scoop the concrete back into the tray so that it wouldn't get everywhere.So, now we are experimenting with using a cardboard mold.
Working in a group has been much more enjoyable than I expected and I have also gotten to know more people in the class than I knew previously. When my group was more or less shot down with the idea of wall making, I was surprised by the direction we went. Incorporating the four other groups is a challenge and I am pleased with the concept that we have come up with. Our forms now start out as square, angular figures and transition into circular, smooth figures. Paper is much more forgiving than 3d materials! On Monday, we first started to make molds for our concrete. I used several different tools, with help, to make a wooden box. It was a lot of fun. But today, he he. Today we mixed up concrete, using pine needles and Stinky Gink leaves for an aggregate, and filled up our mold. Well, the concrete started to pour out the corners of the mold and the sides of it fell apart! So I ended up having to hold the sides of the mold together while Bray tried to tape up the corners, but the tape wouldn't hold. So then Kristina had to try to scoop the concrete back into the tray so that it wouldn't get everywhere.So, now we are experimenting with using a cardboard mold.
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